Astrazeneca AZN
NYSE AZN
$165.98 +1.49 (+0.91%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Astrazeneca (AZN) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)

Astrazeneca (AZN) posted quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax of $6.5 billion for Q2 2026, up 3.69% year-over-year from $6.3 billion in Q2 2025, and up 15.98% quarter-over-quarter from $5.6 billion in Q1 2026.

Astrazeneca (AZN) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Astrazeneca's Long-Term Deferred Tax history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $6.5 billion for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Long-Term Deferred Tax rose 3.69% year-over-year to $6.5 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $6.5 billion (up 3.69% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $5.8 billion, down 19.19% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax for Q2 2026 stood at $6.5 billion, up from $5.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Long-Term Deferred Tax was $7.2 billion in Q4 2024, with the low at $3.3 billion in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Long-Term Deferred Tax is $4.7 billion (2023), against an average of $5.0 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 24.64% in 2022, then soared 52.63% in 2024.
  • Astrazeneca's Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $3.3 billion in 2022, then soared by 44.59% to $4.7 billion in 2023, then jumped by 52.63% to $7.2 billion in 2024, then fell by 19.19% to $5.8 billion in 2025, then gained by 11.48% to $6.5 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows AZN's Long-Term Deferred Tax at $6.5 billion in Q2 2026, $5.6 billion in Q1 2026, and $5.8 billion in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Johnson & Johnson 652.20 Bn 631.44 Bn 17.26 Bn
2 AbbVie 469.51 Bn 462.94 Bn 12.70 Bn
3 Merck 376.81 Bn 369.67 Bn 12.21 Bn
4 Novartis Ag 303.04 Bn 295.35 Bn 11.24 Bn
5 Astrazeneca 257.61 Bn 252.71 Bn 12.86 Bn
6 Amgen 237.37 Bn 223.38 Bn 7.24 Bn
7 Gilead Sciences 181.73 Bn 178.55 Bn 6.22 Bn
8 Pfizer 159.66 Bn 147.96 Bn 10.94 Bn
9 Gsk 106.24 Bn 102.07 Bn 8.24 Bn
10 Sanofi 55.07 Bn 47.69 Bn 10.79 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 6.49 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 5.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 5.82 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 6.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 6.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 6.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 7.20 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.34 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.73 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.62 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.72 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 4.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 3.74 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 3.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 3.26 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 3.44 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 4.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 4.20 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 4.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 3.70 Bn